Help Kickstart an NYC Camp-Hotel Mashup: Camp Rockaway

Today is the last opportunity to fund the Kickstarter campaign for Camp Rockaway, the coolest beach/hotel/camp-mashup proposal we've ever seen, slated to open next summer in New York City's Far Rockaway neighborhood. You've heard of glamping, right? Where people bring high-tech tents and fancy grills out into the woods and pretend it's outdoorsy? Consider this the sanctioned version: a low-key (but still luxurious) camp on the banks of the Atlantic with a nice beachy vibe and no lingering guilt that all those years in the city mean you're just not Thoreauvian enough to sleep without a solid roof over your head. Even if you don't live in New York, you have a moral imperative to fund this program- it'll help directly with the ongoing rebuild effort (and future fortification) of the Sandy-wacked coast. And if you do live with driving distance? Consider it a downpayment on next summer's late-night beach parties.